schubert

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Rogue M180 or Antique Sound Lab Hurricane DT?
ASL is better built. 
LG900GHL cheap LG phone good enough for music?
If pop music, plenty good enough.Serious music ,no. 
Best preamp 2k or under, new or used
I have an EE minimax too, it is good but my modded PAS 3 smokes it totally. 
Best preamp 2k or under, new or used
A good modded or clone PAS 3 sounds about as good as anything, I have two.Seldom show up on here because guys keep them. LOTS of them around though. 
Nordost Blue Heaven speaker cable..what a delusion
As always in audio, there are horses for courses. I keep every piece of wire I ever bought in the last 30 years.You may be SURE what sounds crappy on one system will sound good on another.Your Mileage won't vary. 
How good is a Mayware formula 4 tonearm ?
Many would kill for a TT with two Maywares . 
What is a better route, tube or SS preamp?
Only if you sang without a mike and the band used no amplification. 
Belles 150A or keep current amp
No, not unless you think you would get 1.5 k worth of fun just listening to a slightly different sound. If it sounds good now, it is good. 
What is a better route, tube or SS preamp?
The drawback to tube pre's is that if/when a tube goes a pair of expensive speakers is probaly going with it.At least my KEF's and Rega's did. RIP 
Nordost Blue Heaven speaker cable..what a delusion
Rockness87, I have owned all the cables you mention except the Acoustic Zen which I have not heard.Oval 9 is the best, in the base it might well be the best cable available. Chord is not great in bass.SC5 is a great value, good all around , Oval 9... 
Nordost Blue Heaven speaker cable..what a delusion
Looking on A-gon, I see a 12 ft pair of Analsis Plus Oval black SC for $450. If 12 feet would do, you would get a great souding cable overall with good soundstage and OUTSTANDING bass ! A+ as its called,is one of the very best audio companies with... 
Focal chorus 716
Good advice, I like Focals in general, value for money BUT they will let you know if your entire syetem is good or NOT. 
Nordost Blue Heaven speaker cable..what a delusion
13 ft is a lot, my choice would be DH labs or AudioArt, sound good with about anything,easy to live with. IF you could find a pr of MIT AVT 1 that long be good as well. 
Aging and Treble and Income?
At the end of the day all a speaker can do is let you know how your amp sounds.Albertporter is uber-correct on imaging, greatest halls in world are clear and do not image.Why folks freak out over "imaging" is unclear. 
Modern day female jazz recommendations
Karen Allyson by a mile, unlike Barber she can actually sing, unlike Krall she can actually keep time.